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articles/update-manager/cross-subscription-patching.md

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# [Supported OS type](#tab/sup-os)
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- **Windows**: Cross-subscription patching supports various versions of Windows Server and Windows operating systems. Ensure that your Windows devices are up-to-date and compatible with the patching process. For more information, see [support matrix for Arc-connected hosts](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-arc-enabled-servers)and [Azure VM for supported images](support-matrix-updates.md#supported-windows-os-images).
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- **Windows**: Cross-subscription patching supports various versions of Windows Server and Windows operating systems. Ensure that your Windows devices are up-to-date and compatible with the patching process. For more information, see [support matrix for Arc-connected hosts](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-arc-enabled-servers)and [Azure VM for supported images](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-marketplacepir-images)
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- **Linux**: Cross-subscription patching also supports multiple Linux distributions, including most mainstream distributions like Ubuntu, CentOS, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) etc. Ensure that your Linux devices meet the necessary requirements for patching. For more information, see[support matrix for Arc-connected hosts](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-arc-enabled-servers) and [Azure VM for supported images](support-matrix-updates.md#supported-linux-os-images).
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- **Linux**: Cross-subscription patching also supports multiple Linux distributions, including most mainstream distributions like Ubuntu, CentOS, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) etc. Ensure that your Linux devices meet the necessary requirements for patching. For more information, see[support matrix for Arc-connected hosts](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-arc-enabled-servers) and [Azure VM for supported images](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-marketplacepir-images).
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title: Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows Server with Azure Update Manager
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description: Information on enrolling and managing Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 using Azure Update Manager.
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ms.service: azure-update-manager
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author: SnehaSudhirG
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ms.author: sudhirsneha
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ms.date: 02/26/2025
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ms.topic: overview
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# Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows Server
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This article provides information on ESU on Azure VMs and Azure Arc machines.
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ESUs are available by default to Azure Virtual machines Azure ESU. Using Azure Update Manager, you can deploy Extended Security Updates for your Azure Arc-enabled Windows Server 2012 / R2 machines.
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## Enroll Windows Server 2012 ESU on Arc machines
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To enroll in Windows Server 2012 Extended Security Updates on Arc connected machines, follow the guidance on [How to get Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 via Azure Arc](/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-deploy#extended-security-updates-enabled-by-azure-arc).
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## Next steps
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- [View updates for a single machine](view-updates.md)
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- [Deploy updates now (on-demand) for a single machine](deploy-updates.md)
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- [Schedule recurring updates](scheduled-patching.md)
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- [Manage update settings via the portal](manage-update-settings.md)
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articles/update-manager/manage-arc-enabled-servers-programmatically.md

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| `windowsParameters - kbNumbersToExclude` | List of Windows Update KB Ids that are available to the machine and that should **not** be installed. If you've included any 'classificationsToInclude', the KBs available in the category will be installed. 'kbNumbersToExclude' is an option to provide list of specific KB IDs that you want to ensure don't get installed. For example: `5678` |
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| `maxPatchPublishDate` | This is used to install patches that were published on or before this given max published date.|
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| `linuxParameters` | Parameter options for Guest OS update when machine is running supported Linux distribution |
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| `linuxParameters - classificationsToInclude` | List of categories or classifications of OS updates to apply, as supported & provided by Linux OS's package manager used. Acceptable values are: `Critical, Security, Others`. For more information, see [Linux package manager and OS support](support-matrix-updates.md#supported-linux-os-images). |
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| `linuxParameters - classificationsToInclude` | List of categories or classifications of OS updates to apply, as supported & provided by Linux OS's package manager used. Acceptable values are: `Critical, Security, Others`. For more information, see [Linux package manager and OS support](support-matrix-updates.md#azure-marketplacepir-images). |
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| `linuxParameters - packageNameMasksToInclude` | List of Linux packages that are available to the machine and need to be installed. If you've included any 'classificationsToInclude', the packages available in the category will be installed. 'packageNameMasksToInclude' is an option to provide list of packages over and above that you want to get installed. For example: `mysql, libc=1.0.1.1, kernel*` |
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| `linuxParameters - packageNameMasksToExclude` | List of Linux packages that are available to the machine and should **not** be installed. If you've included any 'classificationsToInclude', the packages available in the category will be installed. 'packageNameMasksToExclude' is an option to provide list of specific packages that you want to ensure don't get installed. For example: `mysql, libc=1.0.1.1, kernel*` |
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articles/update-manager/support-matrix-automatic-guest-patching.md

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>- If [automatic VM guest patching](/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-vm-guest-patching) is enabled on a VM, then the available Critical and Security patches are downloaded and applied automatically on the VM.
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Automatic VM guest patching, on-demand patch assessment and on-demand patch installation are supported only on VMs created from images with the exact combination of publisher, offer and sku from the below supported OS images list. Custom images or any other publisher, offer, sku combinations aren't supported. More images are added periodically. Don't see your SKU in the list? Request support by filing out [Image Support Request](https://forms.microsoft.com/r/6vfSgT0mFx).
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If [automatic VM guest patching](/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-vm-guest-patching) is enabled on a VM, then the available Critical and Security patches are downloaded and applied automatically on the VM.
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